Boko Haram landmine kills three civilian JTFs in Borno

Three members of the Civilian JTF fighting Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State were killed on Monday when their vehicle ran into a landmine.

Seven of their colleagues were also injured in the incident. The C-JTF had been on their way to quell an attack by the insurgents on Huyum village.

According to a member of group who identified himself as Adamu Galadima, the incident happened on Monday evening.

“We lost three of our colleagues to a roadside bomb yesterday evening on their way to repel Boko Haram in Huyum.

"The vigilantes were approaching Huyum, which was under Boko Haram attack, when the front tyre of their vehicle hit a bomb planted by the attackers,” he said.